Assistant Director, Infrastructure Grants Transactions (D1670N) - #1777982
Homes England
Date: 5 hours ago
City: London
Contract type: Part time
Work schedule: Full day
Birmingham, West Midlands (England), B1 2AX : Bristol, South West England, BS1 6EH : Longstanton, East of England, CB24 3EN : Coventry, West Midlands (England), CV1 2GN : London, London (region), E14 4PU : Guildford, South East England, GU1 4LZ : Liverpool, North West England, L3 1BP : Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber, LS11 9AT : Manchester, North West England, M1 6EU : Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England, NE4 5BZ
Job Summary
Working in the Infrastructure Funding team led by Director, Pauline Schaffer, the Assistant Director of Infrastructure Grant Transactions will play an important role in working with our partners to provide grant intervention for the delivery of critical infrastructure that will unlock new homes. The Grant Transactions team of 20 people make up c. a third of the overall Infrastructure Funding team.
The role involves leading, coaching and mentoring the national transactions team who are involved in structuring opportunities, technical due diligence work of projects and transacting Grant Funding Agreements (GFAs). You will be a key member of the Infrastructure Funding senior leadership team, supporting the Director to deliver a clear mission, achieving clear strategic objectives and business plan targets, whilst promoting the Homes England values.
Job Description
You will lead stakeholder engagement with key external stakeholders at a senior level including Local Authorities, MHCLG and developers. This will also include internal stakeholder relationships, particularly with the Markets, Partners and Places (MPP), Land & Development Directorates to review opportunities, constructively checking and challenging proposals in order to establish a pipeline of suitable projects.
Pauline believes in delivering a first-class customer service, taking an innovative and creative approach whilst working in a collaborative and flexible way to foster good decision making and problem solving within her team. You will work closely with and line manage the three Heads of Transactions (two in post and one under recruitment) to achieve the Infrastructure Grants Transactions team business plan objectives.
The role will involve regular national travel to visit sites/meet with project partners as well as spending time with team members in the different Homes England’s offices where they are based and regular face to face meetings with the Director of Infrastructure Funding, mainly in London.
This is a rare chance to be involved with the delivery of a variety of infrastructure and housing projects in a national organisation with real social purpose and a strong strategic plan. Working with key stakeholders and a professional team you will ensure efficient, consistent and effective resolution of complex contractual and delivery issues and have the opportunity to help create new communities.
The role will support the design and delivery of key strategic projects around England. There are some ambitious projects to get involved with and this is an excellent opportunity to balance Homes England financial interventions with day-to-day infrastructure delivery whilst bringing innovative solutions to the unlocking of many homes in England.
You will lead stakeholder engagement with key external stakeholders at a senior level including Local Authorities, MHCLG and developers. This will also include internal stakeholder relationships, particularly with the Markets, Partners and Places (MPP), Land & Development Directorates to review opportunities, constructively checking and challenging proposals in order to establish a pipeline of suitable projects.
Pauline believes in delivering a first-class customer service, taking an innovative and creative approach whilst working in a collaborative and flexible way to foster good decision making and problem solving within her team. You will work closely with and line manage the three Heads of Transactions (two in post and one under recruitment) to achieve the Infrastructure Grants Transactions team business plan objectives.
The role will involve regular national travel to visit sites/meet with project partners as well as spending time with team members in the different Homes England’s offices where they are based and regular face to face meetings with the Director of Infrastructure Funding, mainly in London.
This is a rare chance to be involved with the delivery of a variety of infrastructure and housing projects in a national organisation with real social purpose and a strong strategic plan. Working with key stakeholders and a professional team you will ensure efficient, consistent and effective resolution of complex contractual and delivery issues and have the opportunity to help create new communities.
The role will support the design and delivery of key strategic projects around England. There are some ambitious projects to get involved with and this is an excellent opportunity to balance Homes England financial interventions with day-to-day infrastructure delivery whilst bringing innovative solutions to the unlocking of many homes in England.
Person specification
As part of the day job, you will be used to working in a fast paced environment, "spinning several plates" at once and will always be looking for ways to improve and innovate.
You will be able to evidence strong experience of building and leading teams to drive demanding business plan targets. You will have significant experience of structuring property development transactions using a variety of delivery funding models in both an infrastructure, development and housing environment. You will have a proven track record of working with local and central government bodies, managing stakeholder relationships at very senior levels. You will be comfortable operating in a political and pressured environment.
Technically, it is essential you have experience of structuring, contracting and negotiating large investment deals and maintaining capital budgets. You will be experienced in reviewing, analysing and critiquing financial viability appraisals and delivery programmes through working in infrastructure delivery, mixed use development and/or housing development. You will use your commercial knowledge and focus to ensure delivery of the housing and associated project outputs that form a key element of the team’s objectives and business plan targets.
You will bring experience of different delivery models and funding structures in a development environment (housing, regeneration, mixed use) and your knowledge and approach of risk management & business administration will be key to successful delivery.
You will be comfortable leading and supporting the team with complex transacting queries, aiming to deliver a cohesive mission for the team by using your strong leadership and technical skills. You will be a team player with strong leadership and technical skills, able to share knowledge and expertise with the team, supporting staff through a period of change and transition within Homes England, as well as with more challenging partner relationships and complex projects.
You will be proficient in identifying areas for continual improvement. You will have significant experience in report writing for both internal and external purposes.
Delivering on a mission as bold as ours is not always easy. You will be resilient and comfortable managing stakeholders at a senior level and your discussions will always be shaped by a good understanding of the commercial and operational impact of what we do. You will enjoy working in an innovative and engaging way and be able to negotiate and persuade and drive results at pace.
As an individual experienced in infrastructure, development and/or housing delivery, you will understand how to manage colleagues and be able to demonstrate you can work with others as part of a team in a collaborative, inclusive way.
Benefits
Homes England is an executive non-departmental public body with its own terms and conditions, benefits and pension scheme. We are a government agency working in partnership with the private sector and want to employ and retain great people. In return we offer a range of excellent benefits, some of the key benefits include:
Holiday - Homes England offers all staff 33 days annual leave per year in addition to 8 statutory bank holidays.
Working Flexibly - At Homes England we have a strong culture of flexible working and encourage all employees to have a healthy work/life balance. We offer a wide range of potential working patterns, including part time, job share and compressed hours.
Health and Wellbeing - We offer health screening with Nuffield Proactive Health Clinics, a free Employee Assistance Programme which offers confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as well as access to Occupational Health.
Professional Development - At Homes England we are committed to your continued professional and personal development with learning as one of our core values. We pay for one job-related professional membership subscription per year for our employees.
We also offer an excellent range of family friendly benefits, for example, maternity, paternity, shared parental leave.
Selection process details
How to apply?
To apply please follow the links to our careers page.
Security
Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.
Selection process details
For more information on the role, please see the attached Job Description.
Successful applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application and interviews held as soon as practical after the closing date. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in this role and Homes England.
Please note – Homes England has a responsibility to ensure compliance with HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard to address the potential problems of identity fraud, illegal working and deception generally. To ensure compliance we will carry out a pre-employment Personal Identity and Vetting Report through Experian to meet the standard and you will therefore be asked to provide certain information in order that the verification check can be carried out if you are successful in your application.
Homes England are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer that values and respects the people who work for us. Our aim is to be an employer of choice, enabling everyone to reach their full potential.
Homes England Is Committed To Protecting The Privacy And Security Of Your Personal Data. For Further Information Please Refer To Our Privacy Notice Which Can Be Viewed Here
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england/about/personal-information-charter
Nationality Requirements
Open to UK, Commonwealth and European Economic Area (EEA) and certain non EEA nationals. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here.
Working for the Civil Service
Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a guaranteed disability confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Further information
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Contact point for applicants
Name: Recruitment Team
Email: [email protected]
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups
Working for the Civil Service
Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Contact point for applicants
Job Contact
Job Summary
Working in the Infrastructure Funding team led by Director, Pauline Schaffer, the Assistant Director of Infrastructure Grant Transactions will play an important role in working with our partners to provide grant intervention for the delivery of critical infrastructure that will unlock new homes. The Grant Transactions team of 20 people make up c. a third of the overall Infrastructure Funding team.
The role involves leading, coaching and mentoring the national transactions team who are involved in structuring opportunities, technical due diligence work of projects and transacting Grant Funding Agreements (GFAs). You will be a key member of the Infrastructure Funding senior leadership team, supporting the Director to deliver a clear mission, achieving clear strategic objectives and business plan targets, whilst promoting the Homes England values.
Job Description
You will lead stakeholder engagement with key external stakeholders at a senior level including Local Authorities, MHCLG and developers. This will also include internal stakeholder relationships, particularly with the Markets, Partners and Places (MPP), Land & Development Directorates to review opportunities, constructively checking and challenging proposals in order to establish a pipeline of suitable projects.
Pauline believes in delivering a first-class customer service, taking an innovative and creative approach whilst working in a collaborative and flexible way to foster good decision making and problem solving within her team. You will work closely with and line manage the three Heads of Transactions (two in post and one under recruitment) to achieve the Infrastructure Grants Transactions team business plan objectives.
The role will involve regular national travel to visit sites/meet with project partners as well as spending time with team members in the different Homes England’s offices where they are based and regular face to face meetings with the Director of Infrastructure Funding, mainly in London.
This is a rare chance to be involved with the delivery of a variety of infrastructure and housing projects in a national organisation with real social purpose and a strong strategic plan. Working with key stakeholders and a professional team you will ensure efficient, consistent and effective resolution of complex contractual and delivery issues and have the opportunity to help create new communities.
The role will support the design and delivery of key strategic projects around England. There are some ambitious projects to get involved with and this is an excellent opportunity to balance Homes England financial interventions with day-to-day infrastructure delivery whilst bringing innovative solutions to the unlocking of many homes in England.
You will lead stakeholder engagement with key external stakeholders at a senior level including Local Authorities, MHCLG and developers. This will also include internal stakeholder relationships, particularly with the Markets, Partners and Places (MPP), Land & Development Directorates to review opportunities, constructively checking and challenging proposals in order to establish a pipeline of suitable projects.
Pauline believes in delivering a first-class customer service, taking an innovative and creative approach whilst working in a collaborative and flexible way to foster good decision making and problem solving within her team. You will work closely with and line manage the three Heads of Transactions (two in post and one under recruitment) to achieve the Infrastructure Grants Transactions team business plan objectives.
The role will involve regular national travel to visit sites/meet with project partners as well as spending time with team members in the different Homes England’s offices where they are based and regular face to face meetings with the Director of Infrastructure Funding, mainly in London.
This is a rare chance to be involved with the delivery of a variety of infrastructure and housing projects in a national organisation with real social purpose and a strong strategic plan. Working with key stakeholders and a professional team you will ensure efficient, consistent and effective resolution of complex contractual and delivery issues and have the opportunity to help create new communities.
The role will support the design and delivery of key strategic projects around England. There are some ambitious projects to get involved with and this is an excellent opportunity to balance Homes England financial interventions with day-to-day infrastructure delivery whilst bringing innovative solutions to the unlocking of many homes in England.
Person specification
As part of the day job, you will be used to working in a fast paced environment, "spinning several plates" at once and will always be looking for ways to improve and innovate.
You will be able to evidence strong experience of building and leading teams to drive demanding business plan targets. You will have significant experience of structuring property development transactions using a variety of delivery funding models in both an infrastructure, development and housing environment. You will have a proven track record of working with local and central government bodies, managing stakeholder relationships at very senior levels. You will be comfortable operating in a political and pressured environment.
Technically, it is essential you have experience of structuring, contracting and negotiating large investment deals and maintaining capital budgets. You will be experienced in reviewing, analysing and critiquing financial viability appraisals and delivery programmes through working in infrastructure delivery, mixed use development and/or housing development. You will use your commercial knowledge and focus to ensure delivery of the housing and associated project outputs that form a key element of the team’s objectives and business plan targets.
You will bring experience of different delivery models and funding structures in a development environment (housing, regeneration, mixed use) and your knowledge and approach of risk management & business administration will be key to successful delivery.
You will be comfortable leading and supporting the team with complex transacting queries, aiming to deliver a cohesive mission for the team by using your strong leadership and technical skills. You will be a team player with strong leadership and technical skills, able to share knowledge and expertise with the team, supporting staff through a period of change and transition within Homes England, as well as with more challenging partner relationships and complex projects.
You will be proficient in identifying areas for continual improvement. You will have significant experience in report writing for both internal and external purposes.
Delivering on a mission as bold as ours is not always easy. You will be resilient and comfortable managing stakeholders at a senior level and your discussions will always be shaped by a good understanding of the commercial and operational impact of what we do. You will enjoy working in an innovative and engaging way and be able to negotiate and persuade and drive results at pace.
As an individual experienced in infrastructure, development and/or housing delivery, you will understand how to manage colleagues and be able to demonstrate you can work with others as part of a team in a collaborative, inclusive way.
Benefits
Homes England is an executive non-departmental public body with its own terms and conditions, benefits and pension scheme. We are a government agency working in partnership with the private sector and want to employ and retain great people. In return we offer a range of excellent benefits, some of the key benefits include:
Holiday - Homes England offers all staff 33 days annual leave per year in addition to 8 statutory bank holidays.
Working Flexibly - At Homes England we have a strong culture of flexible working and encourage all employees to have a healthy work/life balance. We offer a wide range of potential working patterns, including part time, job share and compressed hours.
Health and Wellbeing - We offer health screening with Nuffield Proactive Health Clinics, a free Employee Assistance Programme which offers confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as well as access to Occupational Health.
Professional Development - At Homes England we are committed to your continued professional and personal development with learning as one of our core values. We pay for one job-related professional membership subscription per year for our employees.
We also offer an excellent range of family friendly benefits, for example, maternity, paternity, shared parental leave.
Selection process details
How to apply?
To apply please follow the links to our careers page.
Security
Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.
Selection process details
For more information on the role, please see the attached Job Description.
Successful applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application and interviews held as soon as practical after the closing date. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in this role and Homes England.
Please note – Homes England has a responsibility to ensure compliance with HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard to address the potential problems of identity fraud, illegal working and deception generally. To ensure compliance we will carry out a pre-employment Personal Identity and Vetting Report through Experian to meet the standard and you will therefore be asked to provide certain information in order that the verification check can be carried out if you are successful in your application.
Homes England are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer that values and respects the people who work for us. Our aim is to be an employer of choice, enabling everyone to reach their full potential.
Homes England Is Committed To Protecting The Privacy And Security Of Your Personal Data. For Further Information Please Refer To Our Privacy Notice Which Can Be Viewed Here
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england/about/personal-information-charter
Nationality Requirements
Open to UK, Commonwealth and European Economic Area (EEA) and certain non EEA nationals. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here.
Working for the Civil Service
Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a guaranteed disability confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Further information
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Contact point for applicants
Name: Recruitment Team
Email: [email protected]
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Working for the Civil Service
Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Contact point for applicants
Job Contact
- Name : Kelly Jordan
- Email : [email protected]
- Email : [email protected]
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